U.S. v. RODRIGUEZ

No. 93-2653.

43 F.3d 117 (1995)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Joe Gamboa RODRIGUEZ, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

January 11, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roland B. Moore (Court-appointed), Houston, TX, for appellant.

Jeffery A. Babcock, Paula C. Offenhauser, Asst. U.S. Attys., Gaynelle Griffin Jones, U.S. Atty., Houston, TX, for appellee.

Before JONES and STEWART, Circuit Judges, and DUPLANTIER, District Judge.


STEWART, Circuit Judge:

Joe Gamboa Rodriguez appeals his conviction for being a felon in possession of a firearm. He contends that the district court erred in several rulings and that the prosecutor impermissibly commented on his post-arrest silence. He also contends that the evidence shows that he was entrapped. We affirm.

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